Greece Facts and Country Information...

Greece
is a southern European country which lies at the
southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. The country sits
between north latitudes 35 and 42 degrees and east
longitudes 19 and 28.30 degrees.

The north of the country is bordered by the Republic of
Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria, the west is covered by
the Ionian Sea, the south is taken up by the
Mediterranean Sea and the east has the Aegean Sea and
Turkey.

The country can be divided into 3 geomorphic zones,
the large mainland Peloponnese; the peninsula connected
by the Isthmus of Corinth and the islands. Greece also
has 15000 kilometers of coastline in total.

Most of the country is dominated by mountainous rocky
terrain. The Pindus mountain range runs diagonally
across the country and also run under the sea which
constitutes many islands.

The highest peak in the country comes in the form of
Mount Olympus which rises to 2919 meters above sea
level. The lowest point is called the Vikos Gorge and is
the second deepest after the Grand Canyon. The vertical
drop measures more than 1100 meters.

The Rhodope mountain range runs along the border of
Greece and Bulgaria. The Aliakmonas River is the longest
in the country and runs for 297 kilometers.